| Carlos Hernández | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: May 24, 1967 San Félix, Venezuela |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1990 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 2000 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .253 |
| Home runs | 24 |
| Runs batted in | 141 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Carlos Alberto Hernández Almeida [er-NAN-dez] (born May 24, 1967 in San Félix, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990–1996), San Diego Padres (1997–2000) and St. Louis Cardinals (2000).
Signed by the Dodgers as a free agent in 1984, Hernández became the second Venezuelan catcher in MLB history, following Bo Diaz. He made his major league debut in the 1990 season, basically as a backup for Mike Scioscia. A high skilled defensive player, Hernández spent his Dodgers career as mainly a back-up catcher to Scioscia and Mike Piazza, appearing in 230 games, including 133 starts. He signed as a free agent with San Diego and later was traded to the Cardinals.
In his first full major league season as a regular catcher for the Padres, Hernández batted .262, with 9 home runs and 52 runs batted in in 129 games played. In 22 postseason games, he hit .299 (20-67) with one homer and two RBI.
Hernández finished his career batting .253 (315-1244) with 24 home runs, 141 RBI, 102 runs, 51 doubles, one triple, and one stolen base in 488 games played.
In 2004, Hernández started his career as a manager with the Toros de Tijuana in the Mexican League.
As of 2009, Hernández owns and operates 'Caribbean Flavor', a Venezuelan restaurant in San Diego.